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עֲדִינוֹ

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Adino

H5722 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עדן to be soft, tender, delicate

Definition

Adino — a personal name, likely of non-Israelite origin, ascribed to a prominent warrior in the court of King David. The name does not signify a common noun or adjective in standard biblical usage but functions strictly as a proper name. Its base may point toward a meaning such as 'slender,' but in context, it functions exclusively as the designation of an individual.

Semantic Range

personal name (Adino); proposed meaning 'slender' (speculative); possibly an epithet or metonym for a weapon (questioned interpretation)

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root ע-ד-נ (עדן), which primarily expresses 'delicate, soft, tender,' though the specific form of the name עֲדִינוֹ is exceptional. The connection to 'slender' or 'spear' is speculative and based on phonetic proximity rather than established root semantics. Etymology uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

עֲדִינוֹ appears in 2 Samuel 23:8 as the name of 'Adino the Eznite,' described as the chief of David's elite warriors, credited with a remarkable single-handed military feat. The verse has significant textual difficulties; the Masoretic Text reads 'Adino the Eznite,' while some versions, like the parallel account in 1 Chronicles 11:11, do not mention the name but rather describe actions typically attributed to 'Jashobeam.' Some modern translators and scholars suggest that 'Adino' may reflect a corruption or confusion in the transmission of the text, with the phrase possibly referring to a weapon ('his spear') or a descriptive epithet rather than a proper name. However, as the received Masoretic tradition presents it as a personal name, it is maintained here as such. The suggestion that 'Adino' means 'his spear' reflects later interpretive traditions and should not override the contextual function of the term as a name. There are no substantive parallels to this personal name elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible nor evidence associating it with later Judean or Israelite identity.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

probably from עָדִין in the original sense of slender (i.e. a spear); his spear; Adino.

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Root Family

עדן (ʿ-d-n) — softness, tenderness, delicacy

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4574 מַעֲדָן luxury delicacies
H5719 עָדִין delicate woman
H5720 עָדִין Delicate One
H5721 עֲדִינָא Refined-one
H5727 עָדַן and they delighted themselves

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5722-01 עֲדִינ֣/וֹ adino HNp/Sp3ms Adino Adino 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5722-01 2 Samuel 23:8 עֲדִינ֣/וֹ adino HNp/Sp3ms Adino Adino
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